गच्छत्यवयवः स्पन्दं सुमनःपत्रमर्दने । इह धीमात्ररोधस्तु नाऽङ्गावयवचालनम् ॥ ४३ ॥
gacchatyavayavaḥ spandaṁ sumanaḥpatramardanē | iha dhīmātrarōdhastu nā’ṅgāvayavacālanam || 43 ||
Translation
In crushing the petal of a flower a limb is set in motion; here there is only the stilling of the mind, not the moving of any limb.
Word by word
- gacchati
- is set
- avayavaḥ
- a limb
- spandaṁ
- in motion
- sumanaḥ
- of a flower
- patra
- the petal
- mardanē
- in crushing
- iha
- here
- dhī
- of the mind
- mātra
- only
- rōdhas
- (rodhaḥ) the stilling
- tu
- but
- na
- not
- aṅga
- any
- avayava
- limb
- cālanam
- the moving
Meaning
The commentary: in crushing a petal the body at least moves; in reaching the highest even the movement of the understanding is stopped, let alone the body. Knowing the Self is not one more act among acts.